Building-block.



G. BACEGAL'UPU.

BUILDING BLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 054:. 14. 1915.

1,269,674. 'PatemdJune-ls, 1913.

GIUSEPPEIBACIGALUPO, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

, BUILDING-Brock.

Application filed December 14, 1915. Serial No. 66,818. I

To all who m it may concern:

'Be it known that I, Grosnrrn BAOIGALUPO, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Buildin Blocks,of which'the following is a'spec" cation.

My invention relates to improved building brick by means of whichornamental and artistic designs may be produced; and the objects of myinvention are- First, to provide an improved building brick of a new anduseful shape.

Second, to provide a building brick by means of which various designsand combinations may be produced.

Third, to provide a hollow tile building unit adapted to be rigidlysecured, by means of plaster, cement or the like, to similar tiles orbricks.

Fourth, to provide a building unit of the character described adapted toproduce a garden wall or the like having chambers, wherein plants,flowers or the like may be caused to grow.

In carryin out the invention I make a brick of we ge shape, hollow andopen on web to form a plurality of chambers and supporting means for theends of the adjacent brick and in the apex of the wedge I leave anorifice for a purpose which will appear farther on. My wall is built upof these bricks, laid, one row with base down and the next row with thebase up, :|lter nately, till the requisite height is attained.

In the accompanying one sheet of drawing I have illustrated a brick anda wall, containing my invention.

Figure 1 is a broken plan view of the building unit disclosing the formand construction thereof.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 1 disclosing the open face sidethereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the inclined sides of the unitdisclosing the longitudinally disposed grooves thereln.

Fig. 4 is a broken view of a number of units secured together in theform of a garden wall or the like.

Speciflcation of Letters l atent.

Patented June 18, 1918.

tail; grooves 3. The walls 2 converge may point 4 in the approximatecenter of which is an orifice 6 which may be used for various purposes.p The bottom of the brick'is open as at 7. What may be designated asthefront 8 and back'9' of the brick is likewise provided withlongitudinally disposed grooves 11. An inner central web 12 is providedto form a plurality of chambers and also to support the adjacent brick.

In laying up a wall it will be observed that the bricks fit together,being set alternately base down and base up, the end of the edge wall ofeach brick resting upon the end of the web of a brick in the nextadjacent row. The wall is thus composed of bricks of a single form,securely bound together by cementing material or otherwise inserted inthe groove above mentioned, and is of cellular construction. The cellsor chambers are formed by the edge walls, side walls and webs of theadjacent bricks.

The top of the wall may be left serrated by leaving out the top layer ofinverted bricks in which case a serrated wall such as is sometimes usedin country estates is produced, which is diflicult to scale therebyaffording a protecting wall without setting the usual form of buildingtile or brick on edge or at an angle. I

Ifa flat top is desired each serration is fitted with an inverted brickor tile which will leave the open bottom sides of the bricks uppermost,thus producing a series of pockets or recesses within which earth may beplaced for the cultivation of vines, plants or the like therebyproducing an artistic and pleasing efiect.

The variations of the various ornamental designs capable of beingproduced by artisans skilled in the art are only limited by theimagination of the designer.

It is evident from the foregoing that I have provided an improvedbuilding unit, brick or tile adapted to various usages and havingadvantages not heretofore contained or found in common building bricks.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A wall composed of wedge shaped bricksarranged in alternately reversed positions, each of said brickscomprising parallel side walls, diverging end walls, an p n. base and ahollow interior, whereby the top row of inverted bricks provide a seriesof open receptacles integral with the Wall. i a '7 2. A Wall composed ofWedge shaped bricks arranged in alternately reversed position, each ofsaid bricks comprising parallel side Walls, diverging end Walls, an openbase and a hollow interior and having an internal Web extending fromapex to base, and an opening at the apex whereby the top row of invertedbricks provide a series of open receptacles integral with the Wall.

3. A vertical Wall composed of chambered Wedge shaped bricks arranged inhorizontal Copiesof this: patent may be obtained for rows and setalternately base dovvn and base up, each of said bricks comprisingparallel side Walls,-dive1-gingu end1Walls, an open base and a hollowinterior and having an internal Web extending from apex to base and anopening at the apex, forming a series of" receptacles integral With theivalhand supporting means for the ends of the adnature.

GIUSEPPE BACIGALUPO.

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